Aural Rehabilitation
SPPA 4835
Professor; Dr. Rebecca Kelly
Reason for the website: School project in Aural Rehabilitation.
Purpose of the site: To inform the general public about tinnitus, as well as potential causes and treatments. This site is intended for the purpose of dispensing information. It is not intended to take the place of medical evaluation or diagnosis.
Definition of Tinnitus:
Tinnitus is the perception of a sound in either one ear, both ears, or the head. However there is no external sound source present.Tinnitus gets its name from Latin meaning ringing of the bell. People who suffer from tinnitus report hearing sounds such as hissing, whistling, chirping, clicking, roaring, whooshing, ocean waves, pulsing, buzzing and so on. The sound can be constant or it can come and go.
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